A panel discusses the definition and service of hospital food and how hospitals can improve their food service, transforming it from an afterthought to another strategy for helping patients make a full recovery. (October 11, 2011)

Christopher Gardner gives a presentation on how he has conducted research and used funding to try and discover the optimal diet. He believes that there are diets that can greatly reduce a person's risk for disease. (November 3, 2010)

David Lobell gives a presentation that changes the focus from domestic food issues to food issues that pertain to the entire world. His main focus is food security, or the ability to keep people from going to bed hungry. (November 3, 2010)

Buzz Thompson gives a presentation that shifts the focus of the summit from food to farm. He believes that the key to solving the impending food crisis is to start at the roots of food. (November 3, 2010)

Political Science professor Rob Reich gives a presentation on how food and politics intersect. He was inspired to research this area, when he was able to meet the author of the book The Omnivores Dilemma. (November 3, 2010)

Sarah Soule describes the Sustainable Food Movement from a business perspective. She looks at the targets of the movement and assesses the possible outcomes of focusing on those demographics. (November 3, 2010)

Matt Rothe describes the role of sustainable food program at Stanford dining in making responsible decisions with a food budget. He assesses the environmental, health and wellness, as well as socioeconomic impact of those decisions. (November 3, 2010)

Earth Science Professor Sarah Wiederkehr describes the experimental farming education program at Stanford. The class looks at modern agriculture systems in the U.S. and their environmental and health risks. (November 3, 2010)

Christopher Gardner gives a brief introduction to the Stanford School of Medicine Food Summit. During this summit the future of the world will be discussed and how food relates to possible issues. (November 3, 2010)